Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 103,588 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
103,588
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
103,588
in 2010
All-time low
29,890
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Bangladesh, 1960–2010

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1960198520101960: 29.9k1965: 32.3k1970: 36.2k1975: 41.0k1980: 46.9k1985: 53.7k1990: 61.5k1995: 70.2k2000: 80.5k2005: 91.5k2010: 103.6k

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 103,588 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Bangladesh peaked at 103,588 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29,890, in 1960.

That places Bangladesh 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,098 29,890 32,306 2
1970s 38,596 36,195 40,997 2
1980s 50,292 46,859 53,725 2
1990s 65,847 61,510 70,184 2
2000s 86,021 80,538 91,504 2
2010s 103,588 103,588 103,588 1

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 Russia 118,489 compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 112,500 compare
  3. 8 Japan 110,797 compare
  4. 10 Mexico 81,611 compare
  5. 11 Germany 71,607 compare
  6. 12 Viet Nam 66,119 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More education data for Bangladesh

All data for Bangladesh β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Bangladesh?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Bangladesh was 103,588 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 103,588 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 29,890 in 1960.
How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.